“Sovereign” citizens

“Sovereign citizen” (also known as “freeman” or “common law citizen”), is a term used to refer to a political movement which grew out of a belief in government abuse of power. Members often refuse to hold social security cards or driver’s licenses and avoid using zip codes. They believe that U.S. citizens are either “Fourteenth …

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Let every day be thanksgiving day!

The practice of gratitude creates the kind of mind that is required for the practice of abiding pleasure. Therefore make every day thanksgiving day. (“Tending the Epicurean Garden”, Hiram Crespo). The other day I took the opportunity of a long plane flight to write out a list of all the blessings in my life. It …

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